Johnston, John Armstrong
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Armstrong |
Surname | Johnston |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Richard and E. Maude Armstrong Johnston, of Carp, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Janet I. Johnston. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL505 |
Markings | -S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chester (Blacon) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 144. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 190 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | C/29783 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1659 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | John Johnston Lake, Manitoba; 10km SW of Beaver Hill Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Remote location, Great Carrs, The Lake District, Cumbria |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Wooden Cross, inscribed metal plaque & inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Halifax LL505, 1659 HCU Topcliffe, 22nd October 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-10-1944 |
End Date | 22-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on Great Carrs near Coniston, Lake District |